Temperatures plunged to around -30 and colder across the Flathead Valley and Northwest Montana, with wind chill values approaching -70 on Big Mountain and in Bad Rock Canyon in the second week of January 2024. Hunter D'Antuono | Flathead Beacon
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Kelly Powell takes a frigid walk on Going-to-the-Sun Road along Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, where temperatures dipped to around -30 on Jan. 13, 2024, as part of her training for a mountain trekking trip in Patagonia. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Sunlight filters through a foggy tree canopy over the Flathead River near Old Steel Bridge, where temperatures dropped to about -30 on Jan. 13, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Blizzard conditions and temperatures around zero in downtown Kalispell on Jan. 11, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Steam rolls off the South Fork in Hungry Horse on Jan. 13, 2024, where temperatures plunged to about -30. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Big Mountain, where temperatures at the summit dropped to -35 with wind chills as low as -65, as viewed from near Kalispell on Jan. 12, 2024. T Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An ice jam on the Flathead River near Old Steel Bridge, where temperatures dropped to about -30 on Jan. 13, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Edwards Mountain is framed by frozen tree branches in Glacier National Park, where temperatures plunged to around -30 on Jan. 13, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Blizzard conditions and temperatures around zero in downtown Kalispell on Jan. 11, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Steam rolls off the South Fork in Hungry Horse on Jan. 13, 2024, where temperatures plunged to about -30. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Snow blows over U.S. Highway 2 at the mouth of Bad Rock Canyon, where temperatures plunged to around -30 and windchills to as low as -70 on Jan. 13, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Snow crystals coat trees in Bad Rock Canyon, where temperatures plunged to around -30 and windchills to as low as -70 on Jan. 13, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Frigid conditions partially freeze Shepard Memorial Fountain in Bad Rock Canyon, where temperatures plunged to around -30 and windchills to as low as -70 on Jan. 13, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Frigid conditions grip Bad Rock Canyon, where temperatures plunged to around -30 and windchills to as low as -70 on Jan. 13, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Afternoon sunshine filters through a frozen tree canopy in Apgar in Glacier National Park, where temperatures plunged to around -30 on Jan. 13, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Ice coats stones along the Flathead River in Bad Rock Canyon, where temperatures plunged to around -30 and windchills as low as -70 on Jan. 13, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Snowdrifts over Four Mile road in Kalispell, where temperatures dropped to about -20 with wind chill values approaching -40 on Jan. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Blizzard conditions and temperatures around zero in downtown Kalispell on Jan. 11, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Blizzard conditions and temperatures around zero in downtown Kalispell on Jan. 11, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A delivery truck navigates a windswept road in Kalispell where temperatures plunged to about -20 with wind chills approaching -40 on Jan. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A snowy ridge line in the Apgar Mountains in Glacier National Park on Jan. 13, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Mountains appear through a cloud bank over Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, where temperatures plunged to around -30 on Jan. 13, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Deep winter at Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, where temperatures plunged to about -30 on Jan. 13, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Stanton Mountain is framed by frozen tree branches in Glacier National Park, where temperatures plunged to around -30 on Jan. 13, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Clouds roll off of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, where temperatures plummeted to around -30 on Jan. 13, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Deep winter at Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, where temperatures plunged to about -30 on Jan. 13, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Sunrise over the Smith Valley west of Kalispell, where temperatures plunged to about -20 with wind chill values approaching -40 on Jan. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon